Sassy Essentials for Transitioning Into Fall

Yes there’s plenty of 90-degree days left on the calendar, but not plenty of 90-degree beach days left on your calendar!

August often means back to work, school and reality. Those white cut-offs are just not going to cut it even at the grocery store. The look is winding down – time to get with the program and refresh your choices so you can seamlessly transition into the fall while simultaneously staying cool (both style-wise and temperature-wise).

So how can we dress cool, look seasonal and not look like we are headed to the beach with Ferris Bueller?

Let’s talk about some Sassy Transitional Essentials for Transitioning Into Fall!

Disclaimer – by no means are we packing away our white jeans, our ankle pants or our sassy sleeveless blouses. What we are doing is ever so slightly, styling them differently.

Hinge Block Heel SandalA trend-right sandal with a structural, buttery-suede upper is lifted by a stacked block heel and finished with a back zip closure for easy on and off.

The Frosting? Fabulous Silk ScarvesKate Spade ‘Going Places’ Silk ScarfNow is the time to rock cross-over colors and silk is the perfect fabric to layer with at this time of year – plenty of time to add gauzy fabrics in September! Open up that drawer and pull in some color combos that include the white from your white jeans and the indigo from your denims!

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3 Responses

I wore suits and tailored dresses to work as a business woman in the DC area for many years. Now I’m retired here in Louisiana, but still busy as a pinch hitting grandma for twin toddler grandsons, doing occasional volunteer work, singing with two groups, working out regularly at the gym, taking art classes, traveling with my DH, and painting at the art guild studio. Although the humidity begins to ease by mid September, the heat is still with us until about mid October here in the Pelican State. LSU football is a second religion here so we wear a lot of purple tees, shorts, and accessories, with or without the LSU logos we wear to weekly football tailgates on the campus. Elsewhere, I stick to neutrals a lot and look for anything sleeveless in fall colors. Banana Republic recently showed a gorgeous teal sleeveless turtleneck sweater with cables, and it was lightweight. Purchased it to wear with khaki shorts and skirts for our warm fall weather. Also plan to pull out my Ralph Lauren Polo maxi in plum cotton from last year, and polo dresses in purple and grey, all of which have short sleeves and are lightweight. Lands End and LLBean often offer sleeveless, cap, and short sleeve tops in pima cotton in fall colors at this time of year as well. Talbots has some darling red leather moccasins I purchased with a coupon to wear this fall with khakis and dark jeans. Another trick is to add scarves and enamel bracelets in fall colors to more neutral ensembles so they’re not boring.

I also used to wear matching suits but transitioned to “smart business casual” over the past few years. Since I took my early retirement last year, I have spent a silly amount of $$ at Lululemon and now wear leisurewear almost exclusively. Being comfortable has become the priority! But I’m thinking that it’s time to try a little harder and am looking to add a couple of items for the fall that are still comfy but won’t break the bank. After a couple of “painful” closet cleanses, my new motto is quality over quantity. I do like some of your picks above.